By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan
MANILA – National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin on Tuesday confirmed the administrative relief of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Melecio Maddatu Buslig Jr.
In a press conference at the QCPD headquarters in Camp Karingal, Aberin said Buslig was relieved for failing to immediately inform him about the police officer accused of grave misconduct that went viral on social media.
“He may have presumed that I was already aware of the incident. But cases like this should immediately be reported so that proper actions and solutions could be done in the soonest possible time,” he said.
Aberin was referring to a police sergeant who barged into the house of the complainant in Barangay Damayan in Quezon City early Monday. The policeman was allegedly drunk when the incident happened.
While inside the house, the police sergeant allegedly confronted and accused the complainant of wrongdoing, which resulted in an altercation. The complainant also alleged that the suspect inflicted physical injuries on her minor daughter.
The incident was captured on video, which went viral after it was uploaded on social media.
Aberin said the arrest of the errant cop is proof of their no-tolerance policy against all forms of illegal acts perpetrated by police scalawags.
“There is no second chance for police scalawags,” he added.
Deputy Director for Administration Col. Randy Glenn Silvio was named officer in charge of the QCPD.
In the same press conference, Silvio announced that three QCPD members, including Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit chief Maj. Dondon Llapitan, were relieved of their post after allegedly releasing a person under police custody (PUPC) without authorization.
He said the police officers took the female PUPC with a case of qualified theft to a hotel for reasons yet to be determined.
“During the interview, inamin naman niya na mayroon nga daw nilabas na isang PUPC (he admitted that a PUPC was taken outside),” he added.
Silvio said the female detainee was brought back to the detention facility. (PNA)
